Geographic phenetic variation of two eastern-Mediterranean non-commensal mouse species, Mus macedonicus and M. cypriacus (Rodentia: Muridae) based on traditional and geometric approaches to morphometics.

Abstract

Morphological variation in skull was studie in two eastern-Mediterranean mice species - Mus macedonicus and M. cypriacus. Characters enabling discrimination between skulls of these two species were described.

Keywords

• Mus macedonicus
• Mus cypriacus
• Phenotypic variation
• Multivariate analysis
• Geometric morphometrics